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‘Agnipath’ protests reach West Bengal; Kolkata, Siliguri, Purulia report unrest
Published on Jun 17, 2022 03:03 PM IST
Some youths staged protests outside the house of Union minister of state for ports and shipping Shantanu Thakur in Thakurnagar
Rajasthan couple found dead 2 days after reaching Kolkata. Cops suspect suicide
The Kolkata Police said the couple found dead in a Kolkata flat on Wednesday came from Jhunjhunu district in Rajasthan
Published on Jun 16, 2022 11:26 PM IST
Presence of vaccine-derived polio virus detected in sewage Kolkata waters
The vaccine-derived polio virus was detected in sewage sample collected earlier this year from Metiabruz area in south-west Kolkata
Updated on Jun 15, 2022 11:30 PM IST
HT Correspondent, Kolkata
HC sets up SIT for Bengal case on advice of ex-CBI officer who probed fodder scam
Retired IPS officer Upen Biswas, the officer who advised Calcutta high court to set up a special team, led CBI probe into the fodder scam under the direct supervision of the Patna high court, which shielded him and his team from political interference and pressure from senior officials
Updated on Jun 15, 2022 07:49 PM IST
Calcutta high court orders CBI probe in recruitment of Bengal primary teachers
The Calcutta high court has told the West Bengal government to cancel the appointment of 269 primary school teachers over allegations of irregularities
Updated on Jun 14, 2022 01:57 PM IST
West Bengal coal scam case: CBI questions TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee’s wife Rujira
Rujira was first questioned by the CBI in February 2021 for nearly four hours at her residence ahead of the West Bengal assembly elections
Updated on Jun 14, 2022 01:38 PM IST
No fresh violence in West Bengal today, say police; 200 arrested in 42 cases
West Bengal additional director general (law and order) Jawed Shamim said several preventive arrests have been made and police have managed to prevent many incidents
Updated on Jun 13, 2022 10:15 PM IST
'His name is…': Adhikari responds to top cop’s statement on Howrah violence
Adhikari's statement comes in response to Bengal ADG and IGP (Law & Order) Jawed Shamim's statement a day ago on Howrah violence.
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Published on Jun 13, 2022 07:20 PM IST
HT News Desk, New Delhi
Bengal violence: Over 200 arrested, situation under control, says top cop
The Kolkata Police summoned suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma for questioning in connection with the remarks on a TV debate show.
Updated on Jun 13, 2022 03:27 PM IST
Bengal assembly passes bill seeking to make CM chancellor of state-run varsities
Opposition leader Suvendu Adhikari and six other BJP lawmakers, who are barred from attending assembly proceedings on disciplinary grounds, earlier protested outside the House against the bill
Updated on Jun 13, 2022 04:30 PM IST
Fresh violence in 2 Bengal districts over Prophet comment row; 100 arrested
The West Bengal Police on Sunday said 100 people have been arrested for recent incidents of violence and asked people not to spread rumours and false narratives that may incite people
Updated on Jun 12, 2022 10:22 PM IST
3 die, 125 fall sick due to heat, exhaustion at religious fair in Bengal
The deceased, two women and a man, were aged above 60. Those who fell ill were rushed to the hospital
Published on Jun 12, 2022 05:40 PM IST
Bengal violence: Mamata warns stern action, BJP state chief arrested
Prohibitory orders under Section 144 of CrPc have been imposed in large parts of Howrah district till June 13 even as BJP MP Saumitra Khan sent a letter to Union home minister Amit Shah to deploy central forces as violence continued in the district
Updated on Jun 11, 2022 05:20 PM IST
Cop starts shooting on busy Kolkata street; kills 1 passer-by, then himself
Rima Sinha, the 28-year-old woman killed in Kolkata on Friday when a policeman started firing indiscriminately, was a physiotherapist and her family’s primary earning member
Updated on Jun 10, 2022 09:00 PM IST
Calcutta HC orders CBI probe into TMC leader Tapan Dutta’s murder in 2011
The Calcutta high court ordered CBI to take over prosecution of TMC leader Tapan Dutta’s murder in 2011 and decide if the case needs to be investigated afresh
Updated on Jun 10, 2022 06:28 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Hindustan Times, Kolkata
3 arrested for murder of elderly couple in Kolkata, mastermind on the run
It was a pre-planned murder and the mastermind is a distant relative of the couple, police said adding that a few more persons are likely to be arrested soon.
Updated on Jun 09, 2022 04:23 PM IST
Two held in connection with Kolkata elderly couple’s murder
The couple was found murdered at their home less than a kilometre from chief minister Mamata Banerjee’s residence in Kolkata’s Bhowanipore
Published on Jun 09, 2022 09:08 AM IST
Mukul Roy is still in BJP, says Bengal speaker again on anti-defection complaint
West Bengal assembly speaker Biman Banerjee reiterated his February 11 conclusion on an anti-defection plea filed against Mukul Roy.
Published on Jun 08, 2022 10:23 PM IST
TMC has no principles, party only has syndicates: Nadda in Kolkata
Exuding confidence that the "future belongs to the BJP", Nadda vowed to defeat the TMC in the next elections, "just as we won against the Congress".
Published on Jun 08, 2022 06:19 PM IST
PTI | , Kolkata
Bengal okays bills to replace governor as varsities’ visitor and chancellor
West Bengal is the first state to set in motion such a move, although no legislation can be passed without the governor’s assent.
Published on Jun 07, 2022 12:29 AM IST
Bengal: Man chops off wife’s hand after she gets govt job as a nurse
The accused is on the run while the victim is undergoing treatment at the intensive care unit of a private hospital in Durgapur city, officials said.
Updated on Jun 07, 2022 12:12 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Kolkata
Elderly businessman, wife found murdered at home in Kolkata’s Bhawanipore
Kolkata mayor Firhad Hakim rushed to the crime spot and expressed confidence that the culprits will be arrested by the police.
Updated on Jun 06, 2022 10:53 PM IST
Mamata Banerjee cabinet passes 2 bills to curtail guv’s rule, sets up a face-off
Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar last week described the attempt by the TMC government to replace him as chancellor as a ploy to divert attention from irregularities in recruitment
Published on Jun 06, 2022 06:19 PM IST
Kolkata witnesses zero shadow moment
Braving the scorching sun, people across age groups gathered on rooftops and other places in various areas from 11:30 am onwards to catch the particular moment which arrived at 11:34 am.
Published on Jun 05, 2022 10:18 PM IST
PTI |
‘Happens at rallies too’: TMC MP amid crowd mismanagement claims at KK's concert
Bengali actor-turned TMC MP Dev said that Covid-19 norms related with crowd limit at political events were not followed when the pandemic was at its peak, and if that is right then calling out KK's concert “alone is uncalled for”.
Updated on Jun 05, 2022 04:16 PM IST
Written by Sharangee Dutta | Edited by Poulomi Ghosh, New Delhi
Md Musa, first IS operative held in Bengal, jailed for life for 2014 blast
Musa had links with the Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) team that carried out the terror attack at Dhaka’s Holey Artisan Bakery in 2016, killing 22 people, mostly foreigners.
Published on Jun 03, 2022 10:12 PM IST
Startup launches 10-min liquor delivery service in Kolkata
Booozie, the flagship brand of Innovent Technologies Private Limited, claimed it is India's first 10-minute liquor delivery platform.
Published on Jun 02, 2022 01:09 PM IST
PTI |
Singer KK died of cardiac arrest, indicate initial post-mortem findings: Report
The initial report suggested that KK died because of myocardial infarction, said initial post-mortem report.
Updated on Jun 02, 2022 04:38 AM IST
HT News Desk, New Delhi
In Bengal, ahead of panchayat polls, Mamata Banerjee and the BJP are back at war
The BJP is gearing up too, having gone through the distress of bagging only 77 of Bengal’s 294 assembly seats in 2021 against an ambitious target of 200.
Published on Jun 01, 2022 04:11 PM IST
West Bengal police gives gun salute to singer KK in presence of Mamata Banerjee
An ambulance carrying KK's body in a wooden coffin was brought to Rabindra Sadan premises at 2.30 pm
Updated on Jun 01, 2022 03:29 PM IST
HT Correspondent | Edited by Aniruddha Dhar
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